So I posted an article on 11-15 that Gradient.com was expiring on GoDaddy auctions. The 27 year old domain name was at $31,000. The auction closed Sunday at $125,001. So now the rush for those looking to contact the old owner and tell them how to renew or transfer begins. That's a great price and it's great to be GoDaddy who potentially profits huge for doing nothing. Bid Date Bid … [Read more...]
That’s an old domain name at auction
You don't see a 1990 registration on auction every day. Gradient.com still has 3 days and change left to go. The auction is currently at $31,000. There are 108 bids currently, GoDaddy values the name at $21,736 and Estibot values it at $79,000. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gradient-resources-inc Bid history: Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder Bid Amount 2017/11/15 07:49 AM … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Auctions is removing some domains listed for sale in your account
A reader sent in the following email they received from GoDaddy. Apparently certain new gtld extensions cannot be made for sale on the auction platform at GoDaddy. All the strings removed belong to Uniregistry. Dear Sir or Madam: Due to a backend change on our end, your domain listings for any domain ending in the list of domain extensions below will be removed from the auctions … [Read more...]
Was TrumpForPresident.com worth $1,526?
The 10 year old domain TrumpForPresident.com closed at $1,526 yesterday afternoon. Only 7 bidders participated in the auction which GoDaddy valued at $3,548. The domain had been under privacy for years, the last known registrant was a Jeff Nesler who seems to dabble in political domains, he owned Politics2012.com at the time and Politics2016.com, 2012 was caught by DropCatch and is now a parked … [Read more...]
Blake Irving to retire from GoDaddy
News out of GoDaddy is that Blake Irving to retire From Reuters (Reuters) - Website hoster GoDaddy Inc said Chief Executive Blake Irving would retire at the end of this year and named Chief Operating Officer Scott Wagner as his successor. Irving would continue to serve on GoDaddy's board through June 2018 and work closely with Wagner through the transition, the company said on … [Read more...]
Not everyone agrees with GoDaddy’s decision and Google has a lot of work ahead
One of the more prominent domain stories to be discussed in the mainstream has been the game of hot potato being played with The Daily Stormer domain and website. GoDaddy hosted the site and finally made the decision to tell the registrant to transfer their domain out. The Verge reported: Just hours after being dropped by GoDaddy, prominent white nationalist publication The Daily Stormer … [Read more...]
GoDaddy gets called out by the Daily Beast
Brian Patrick Byrne wrote an article on The Daily Beast that takes a shot at GoDaddy and their providing registration and privacy services to white nationalist sites. In an article that has to be uncomfortable for the Arizona based company. Byrne points to specific registrants and some of their actions. It's like we discussed last week with GoDaddy taking RapeKids.com down from auction. … [Read more...]